Now we know for sure. ABC Daytime today announced the date of the final airing of All My Children. The show will broadcast its final episode on Friday, September 23. The iconic series will end in a manner that respects the show’s legacy and honors its history. We understand that it will be a two-hour series finale.

According to our sources at ABC Daytime, and as we have previously reported here at Soapdom.com, All My Children is bringing back a

number of fan favorite characters to help round out the last weeks of the soap.

Soapdom has learned that Thorsten Kaye (Zach) is aready back on set taping scenes with Alicia Minshew (Kendall).

"Final episodes will celebrate the stories of the families that fans have grown to know and love over the years."

Meanwhile, AMC's star diva, Susan Lucci (Erica) is wasting no time in getting back on the wagan. Along with her skin care line and a myriad of other products, she has now added a pilates chair machine to her list ofendorsements. We caught her on an infomercial last night hawking the virtues of the Malibu Pilates Chair.